Official UK procurement notice
Children & Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing School and Community Service
Authority: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChildren & Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing School and Community Service
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Time to Talk Youth Work Service provides early intervention emotional wellbeing…Awarded
The Time to Talk Youth Work Service provides early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people (0–18) across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Delivered primarily within school settings and other community environments, the service adopts a needs-led, least-restrictive approach to support, offering accessible interventions such as guided self-help, psychoeducation sessions, drop-ins, and structured group workshops, alongside targeted one-to-one support where appropriate.
Aligned to the iThrive framework, the service promotes prevention, early access, and shared decision-making, ensuring timely support and reducing escalation to specialist services. Routine Outcome Measures are used to monitor progress, ensure effectiveness, and support value for money. The service operates in partnership with education, health, social care, and voluntary sector organisations to deliver integrated care, improve resilience, reduce the risk of crisis, and enhance young people’s emotional wellbeing and social functioning.
Provision includes weekly individual and group sessions within participating schools, responsive signposting and escalation pathways, and data reporting to support system-wide access targets and performance monitoring.
MPFT intend to award this contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £510,150 for a 3-year initial term, with option to extend for up to a further 12 months, plus 9 months.
The Contract will begin 1st July 2026 and the maximum expiry date is 31st March 2030.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Authority reference
RRE-01654- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057646- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b843Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The Publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made by the relevant authority by 30th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
- Review procedure
All appeals should be raised in line with the prevailing legislation.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 30th June 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as intention to award under the PSR. To ensure the provider continues to meet the service specification, this has been assessed by clinical and operational colleagues as key decision makers, with no identified conflicts of interest. In line with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), the provider’s current and likely future performance has been qualitatively assessed against the criteria of quality, innovation, value, integration, collaboration, and service sustainability. This existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is expected to continue to do so under the proposed contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| All About YouthSME | £510,150 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Children & Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing School and Community Service · All About YouthSME
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2026
- Value
- £510,150
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Midlands Partnersip NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- All About YouthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.